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. $38,000 to food and $41,000 to education. the department of agriculture came out with the figures, the overall cost jumped $8,000 over 2010. >>> besides the financial cost of raising a child there's the impact kids have on the professional lives. and more dads are seeing that nowadays according to a new survey by career builder, 43% of men who've become fathers in the last three years say they didn't take any paternity leave. 47% of men who took time off felt pressured to come back to work early. 35% of working dads say if their significant other made enough money to support the family, they would be stay at home dads. while 33% of working dads say they would take a pay cut if it meant more quality time at home. >> those are some different statistics from what you expected to hear from dads maybe 20 years ago. >> definitely it shows that change that shift of equal time with parents. >> not just -- moms' kids. it's our kids. >> i love that. >>> our time is coming up on 6:07 and four minutes a crackdown on aggressive driving in
. $38,000 to food and $41,000 to education. the department of agriculture came out with the figures, the overall cost jumped $8,000 over 2010. >>> besides the financial cost of raising a child there's the impact kids have on the professional lives. and more dads are seeing that nowadays according to a new survey by career builder, 43% of men who've become fathers in the last three years say they didn't take any paternity leave. 47% of men who took time off felt pressured to come back...
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we've seen a lot of live music, some forums, education, even some lively protests inside the conference so far. everyone, though, is really focused on ending this disease. you talk to everyone inside of the conference and they say we are indeed very close. however, funding remains a huge challenge, especially in this economy. the u.s. has donated, though, an extra $150 million focusing on mothers so they don't spread the virus to their children. still, listen to this 30.4 million people worldwide are living with h.i.v. and even though infection rates are down, two and a half million people are infected every year. >> what would be an aids conference be without a little protesting? we understand that. >> part of the reason we have come as far as we have is because so many people all over the world have not been satisfied that we have done enough. >> aids epidemic is fueled by stigma, by hate, by misinformation, by ignorance, by indifference. >> the global fund was created and now we find ourselves with eight million people who are receiving these drugs. it's a very positive story. every
we've seen a lot of live music, some forums, education, even some lively protests inside the conference so far. everyone, though, is really focused on ending this disease. you talk to everyone inside of the conference and they say we are indeed very close. however, funding remains a huge challenge, especially in this economy. the u.s. has donated, though, an extra $150 million focusing on mothers so they don't spread the virus to their children. still, listen to this 30.4 million people...
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. >>> we could hear later today from the department of education about what's going on with a.c.t. college. all three campuses arlington, alexandria and manassas closed without warning wednesday. the school's president blames it on the federal government. he says the department of education refused to release funds to the college after an audit turned up some problems. >>> the president, congress and thousands of federal workers now have to invest in the stock market just like the rest of us. president obama signed a stock act yesterday and it bans law makers and other federal workers from making investments based on nonpublic information they learned while they're on the job. the cbs news investigation revealed that many on capitol hill had access@inside information on industries that they regulated. >>> 6:37 and jessica doyle is watching your money. >> already paying more for gas and now more for cars too apparently. >> that's right. don't expect the big cashback offers on the lot anymore and i tell you the car insents have gone the way of manual transmissions. only examined to g
. >>> we could hear later today from the department of education about what's going on with a.c.t. college. all three campuses arlington, alexandria and manassas closed without warning wednesday. the school's president blames it on the federal government. he says the department of education refused to release funds to the college after an audit turned up some problems. >>> the president, congress and thousands of federal workers now have to invest in the stock market just like...
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so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> a pleasant 75 degrees. welcome back. monika here with timesaver traffic. generally speaking an easy monday morning. we are in the height of our summer traffic pattern and that is a good indication of why you are dealing with easy traffic on 395 up to the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. if you are planning to head over on the inbound side of the 14th street bridge a nice look here into downtown. no problems the length of 395 right now. we'll go back over to our maps and this time over to the other side of town. 270 southbound. you have a few brake lights, about 31 miles per hour here at route 109 and beyond 121. i have been looking at the cameras and no delays down to rockville and the point where the lanes divide. you have sunshine in your eyes on the inner loop. i'm back with more traffic at 6:58. back to you gu
so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> a pleasant 75 degrees. welcome back. monika here with timesaver traffic. generally speaking an easy monday morning. we are in the height of our summer traffic pattern and that is a good indication of why you are dealing with easy...
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>> group sessions and then also educational. meditation twice a week meditation. plus also the support for anybody that comes in. they help you. they give you all the support you need. i've been blessed to know hope connection for three years now. >> we congratulate you on your survivorship from pancreatic cancer. paula, for those who would like to support you, what can they do? >> there are a couple of ways people can help. we have our fifth anniversary gala at the world bank next wiebe. anybody interested in coming can go on our website and buy a ticket. we always are looking for volunteers and that ranges from administrative volunteers to program volunteers. so we really look for both financial and -- >> thank you for being here. you saw the information on our screen and we also have it on our website wusa9.com. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. here's some of my favorites today. raise a cup of coffee to this one. a deal for k-cups for the at home coffee brewing machine. this offer can be found at green mountai
>> group sessions and then also educational. meditation twice a week meditation. plus also the support for anybody that comes in. they help you. they give you all the support you need. i've been blessed to know hope connection for three years now. >> we congratulate you on your survivorship from pancreatic cancer. paula, for those who would like to support you, what can they do? >> there are a couple of ways people can help. we have our fifth anniversary gala at the world bank...
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malala yousafzai was shot in the head by the taliban because she encouraged girls to get an education. a crew wheeled the 14-year-old into britain's queen elizabeth hospital a week after she was attacked. the pakistani teen will be seeing the same doctors who treat british soldiers injured fighting the taliban. >> we are receiving all the british battle casualties. we have unfortunately extensive experience dealing with this injury. >> malala became a local celebrity in pakistan for standing up for girl's education. she was on a school bus last week when a taliban gunman shot her at point blank range in the head. the taliban has vowed to target her again if she recovers because she promotes, quote, western thinking. >>> the time right now is 6:36. in this your money report, a tribute to the person who signs your paychecks. in case you didn't realize, today is national bosses day. this is a day that was started as a pseudo holiday all the way back in 1958. some are calling it a hallmark holiday nowadays but nevertheless, we are marking the occasion with a -- some insight into your boss
malala yousafzai was shot in the head by the taliban because she encouraged girls to get an education. a crew wheeled the 14-year-old into britain's queen elizabeth hospital a week after she was attacked. the pakistani teen will be seeing the same doctors who treat british soldiers injured fighting the taliban. >> we are receiving all the british battle casualties. we have unfortunately extensive experience dealing with this injury. >> malala became a local celebrity in pakistan for...
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>> because they're not getting the education that i guess they're going into where they're accepting students that -- >> aren't really qualified. >> so wow. thanks jess. >> sure thing, big problem. >> it is. >>> our time is 6:07 and five minutes meet the national cup stacking champion. he's from maryland and mom calls this a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> very fast hands. howard says it is going to be a little bit warmer today and have some storms later on possibly. the weather first is straight ahead. >> and first though a lot of people yank out their cell phones when it's time to prove a point. a pew research survey found -- >> that's really cool. i've done it myself. 50% of those surveyed recently also used the smart phone to coordinate a gathering. 39% used their phone to find some sports scores i do that all the time too. in the previous 30 days 33% of people said they use their phones to find the latest traffic and transit information. download the weather app too. it's really cool. ♪ [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign
>> because they're not getting the education that i guess they're going into where they're accepting students that -- >> aren't really qualified. >> so wow. thanks jess. >> sure thing, big problem. >> it is. >>> our time is 6:07 and five minutes meet the national cup stacking champion. he's from maryland and mom calls this a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> very fast hands. howard says it is going to be a little bit warmer today and have some...
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have an extended school day in order to have our necessary number of hours required by the board of education. >> just a few seconds left. is life really back to normal yet in louisa county? >> well, we have a new normal as you foe. we had a 3.2 aftershock this week as well. so we're all adjusting the to the new normal and teachers and staff are doing a wonderful job of rising to the occasion. >> gregly strickland, thanks for speaking with us. we wish you the best of luck as you proceed with the new normal in louisa county. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. have a great day. >>> 6:05. a legal victory for occupy protesters in mcpherson square. a judge says police need to give them 24 hours before being evicted and protesters must also get a challenge to -- get a chance to challenge that in court. the national park service says enforcing its ban on camping in the park -- says it is enforcing its ban on camping in the park but it doesn't look like it. >>> overnight police in miami cleared out an occupy protester camp there. they faced a sundown deadline to clear the encampment at the ci
have an extended school day in order to have our necessary number of hours required by the board of education. >> just a few seconds left. is life really back to normal yet in louisa county? >> well, we have a new normal as you foe. we had a 3.2 aftershock this week as well. so we're all adjusting the to the new normal and teachers and staff are doing a wonderful job of rising to the occasion. >> gregly strickland, thanks for speaking with us. we wish you the best of luck as...
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president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. just about 6:42. d.c. fire crews had to rescue some people. they were stranded in flood waters after storms last night. >> we're talking about rhode island avenue northwest near 2nd street, one of the areas hardest hit by flash flooding. kristin fisher is live in the bloomingdale neighborhood with more. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. well, the water is now gone from the middle of rhode island avenue, but at the height of the storm, there were several feet of standing water in the middle of the roadway. up on the sidewalk, you can still see how high up the water came, came up to right about here and check out all the bikes that were parked here, leaves and mud are still stuck in the tires. and it got so bad, if we look over this
president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. just about 6:42. d.c. fire crews had to rescue some people. they were stranded in flood waters after storms last night. >> we're talking about...
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while another said not only did romney insult educators but the poor. and president obama wasn't a winner either. he lacked aggression. he we'd like you to leave your comments by going to our facebook page wusa9. >>> the economy and jobs will be an important part of the election. jessica is here with our local jobs picture and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country. >> this is another situation where we're saying thank goodness we live in the washington region. the latest unemployment figures are out. let's take a look. at 5.5%, the washington metro area continues to have the lowest unemployment rate of the nation's major job markets. unemployment down all over. northern virginia came in at 4.3%, down from 4.8% at this time last year. suburban maryland stood at 6%, town from 6.2%. d.c. 8.8%. that was down from 10.4% this time last year. things are looking good right now but they may not continue to do so. >> when i first got here, it was always about the federal government and contractors made this place recession proof until we heard the
while another said not only did romney insult educators but the poor. and president obama wasn't a winner either. he lacked aggression. he we'd like you to leave your comments by going to our facebook page wusa9. >>> the economy and jobs will be an important part of the election. jessica is here with our local jobs picture and it's pretty good compared to the rest of the country. >> this is another situation where we're saying thank goodness we live in the washington region. the...
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virginia schools will soon offer new digital education program called my digital life. it will teach students how to deal with cyberbullying. dr. bob mcdonnell and mark warner will introduce it later today. >> firefighters will return to the scene of this burned out home. t-fsdz the scene on vantage court in potomac, maryland. no one was hurt. >> it was it is being dubbed the upset of the season. john wall scored 25 points for the wizards. nick young picked up 24. washington topping the oklahoma city thunder, 105-102, the second win of the year for the wiz. >> time to reveal our question of the morning. >> the answer is c, get a new hairstyle. i guess getting your haircut is one thing but changing the whole style is once a year. >> interesting. we'll have one more check on traffic and weather right here on 9news now. stay with us. when you first find out you have breast cancer, you feel like you're in a nightmare. when i was diagnosed, i felt very out of control and a victim of the disease. (woman) helpless but never hopeless. (woman) this is something we can do. (man)
virginia schools will soon offer new digital education program called my digital life. it will teach students how to deal with cyberbullying. dr. bob mcdonnell and mark warner will introduce it later today. >> firefighters will return to the scene of this burned out home. t-fsdz the scene on vantage court in potomac, maryland. no one was hurt. >> it was it is being dubbed the upset of the season. john wall scored 25 points for the wizards. nick young picked up 24. washington topping...
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so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> we check back with you with an update on timesaver traffic. the outer loop of the beltway heading into bethesda why we're -- where we're dealing with a crash involving a dump truck before the exit for 355 rockville pike. one lane squeezing by to the left the. have moved the dump truck out of the shot off the roadway. there it is. on the outer loop of the beltway your delays are beginning back out of college park heading past new hampshire avenue and around toward connecticut avenue. notice on the right side of the screen, the inner loop folks looking at what's going on so that's going to be quite slow out of bethesda and coming down 270 from old georgetown road. here's part of the lineup on new hampshire avenue. the folks out of andrews into landover there have been two separate crashes on the beltway between 450 and the bw par
so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> we check back with you with an update on timesaver traffic. the outer loop of the beltway heading into bethesda why we're -- where we're dealing with a crash involving a dump truck before the exit for 355 rockville pike. one lane...
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. >> can this be an educational trip for kids? aside from the wow factor of the big jets flying over, what can they learn as they head out? they can actually go inside some of the aircraft right? >> yes, some of the aircraft you can just walk up and touch. some of them actually have places where you can walk into, sit down in the seats and take a look at the inside. it is definitely an educational experience the children or teenagers or even the young at heart are interested in planes want to come out and take a look at the aircraft. >> airman we know the weather is going to be great and probably expect more than the 130,000 that showed up last year. are there any dos or don'ts as they prepare to go out for the open house that people node to know about? absolutely generally -- >> absolutely. generally, try to avoid any large bags outside drinks. and obviously no firearms or explosives. but you can find the entire list of prohibited items and allowed items on the website at jsoh.org or go to the facebook page, andrews air show. >>
. >> can this be an educational trip for kids? aside from the wow factor of the big jets flying over, what can they learn as they head out? they can actually go inside some of the aircraft right? >> yes, some of the aircraft you can just walk up and touch. some of them actually have places where you can walk into, sit down in the seats and take a look at the inside. it is definitely an educational experience the children or teenagers or even the young at heart are interested in...
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that school is the education campus. the principal resigned after a "u.s.a. today" investigation last year. it found a high number of erasures on tests which were supposedly done by the teachers. the school's chancellor says there's no evidence of widespread cheating at other schools. >>> people across our region are remembering the members of the sikh temple who were gunned down last weekend. over here to my left you can see people were outside the white house last night. they condemned not only that shooting but all hate crimes. to my right, there was a candlelight vigil here, this one in silver spring. montgomery county's police chief as well as representatives of the governor's office were there last night. the tragedy we are learning about two children who may have saved some lives at the wisconsin temple. >> reporter: an 11-year-old boy and his 9-year-old sister were outside the temple when it all began. >> we found this purple taxi, a four-door sedan. a white man had come out and he -- first, me and my sister thought maybe he needed the directions or n
that school is the education campus. the principal resigned after a "u.s.a. today" investigation last year. it found a high number of erasures on tests which were supposedly done by the teachers. the school's chancellor says there's no evidence of widespread cheating at other schools. >>> people across our region are remembering the members of the sikh temple who were gunned down last weekend. over here to my left you can see people were outside the white house last night....
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. >>> for thousands of americans in military service academies, 9/11 changed what their education is all about. i their stories are now featured in a new book which is going on sale today. it's called "in the shadow of greatness: voices of leadership, sacrifice and service from america's longest war." we're joined with the lieutenant commander of the u.s. navy. these stories are compelling. we all remember how we personally went through 9/11. you went through it from a different perspective and you decided you wanted to be a part of this book. why? >> we wanted to share stories of the post-9/11 generation. >> these young people started right after high school and went directly into the service, right? >> yes. our story captures -- we start on 9/11 and then how that was a shift for our nation. the book is meant to profile 33 short stories of how leadership in the cruise bell of battle shapes you as a person, makes you become a patriot. that's what drove us to share these stories with the american people. >> reporter: in addition to the people who fought in the war, are there accounts
. >>> for thousands of americans in military service academies, 9/11 changed what their education is all about. i their stories are now featured in a new book which is going on sale today. it's called "in the shadow of greatness: voices of leadership, sacrifice and service from america's longest war." we're joined with the lieutenant commander of the u.s. navy. these stories are compelling. we all remember how we personally went through 9/11. you went through it from a...
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higher education can't be a luxury. it is an economic impairity. we need to change our tax code so people like me and an awful lot of members of the congress pay our fair share of taxes. now, you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? most americans would call that common sense. >> and, of course, he called that the buffett rule. that was warren buffett's secretary he was referring to there in the last sound byte. next stop for the president, he will take his message to iowa and arizona later today. andrea? >> thank you, delia gonsalves reporting live from capitol hill this morning. >>> indiana governor mitch daniels delivered the republican response. he called for less government regulation to get the economy going saying the private economy is the answer. >> contrary to the president's constant disparagement of people in business, it is one of the noblest of human pursuits. the late steve jobs, created more of them than all of the stimulus dollars the president borrowe
higher education can't be a luxury. it is an economic impairity. we need to change our tax code so people like me and an awful lot of members of the congress pay our fair share of taxes. now, you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? most americans would call that common sense. >> and, of course, he called that the buffett rule. that was warren buffett's secretary he was referring to there in the last sound...
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the free state gets the top grade in the annual rankings from education week. maryland public schools were the only ones to get a b. plus in student achievement. the magazine called the state an example of all-around strong performers. virginia is one of three states the get a b. average. the district got a c. minus. >>> it is 6:06 and i am watching your money. nobody wants to hear the phrase you're fired, that is unless you're the ceo of a top company and you have a fat golden parachute waiting for you. take for example leo apathaker, when he was dumped by hewlett- packard last september, there is than a year on the -- less than a year on the job mind you, he still had $12 million in cash as a good-bye and cast nothing. research gmi keeps tabs and among the biggest parachutes handed out since the start of 2000, thomas e freeston, nine months as ceo of viacom, $100 million in a golden handshake. william mcguire was ceo for 15 years, even after giving back the company millions in stocks he still had $286 million. but topping the list, trail blazing ceo jack wels
the free state gets the top grade in the annual rankings from education week. maryland public schools were the only ones to get a b. plus in student achievement. the magazine called the state an example of all-around strong performers. virginia is one of three states the get a b. average. the district got a c. minus. >>> it is 6:06 and i am watching your money. nobody wants to hear the phrase you're fired, that is unless you're the ceo of a top company and you have a fat golden...
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women are feeling more empowered to seek information and to educate themselves about finances. we offer free financial counseling in arlington and alexandria and i would say probably about 90% of the women who come to us for that counseling are women. a lot of times, what we see is we'll get people coming saying i just got divorced and he handled everything with the finances and now i don't know what to do. >> you said just really quickly, something about the classes you've given and how much money women have saved. >> the money course that's starting tomorrow, the financial course for women that we offer twice a year, we've been offering that since 2006. and we do follow-up evaluations from the courses and we've been able to show the women who have attended the courses have saved a combined total of $277,870. >> that's an incentive to join the class. it starts tomorrow. runs every wednesday through february 22nd. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the arlington central library on quincy street. it is free for except for $25 if you would like to buy the workbook. good luck with the class. >>
women are feeling more empowered to seek information and to educate themselves about finances. we offer free financial counseling in arlington and alexandria and i would say probably about 90% of the women who come to us for that counseling are women. a lot of times, what we see is we'll get people coming saying i just got divorced and he handled everything with the finances and now i don't know what to do. >> you said just really quickly, something about the classes you've given and how...
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she says -- education. she said her child was not allowed to attend school when the nurse was absent. >>> 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money. >> apparently the news isn't so good when it comes to foreclosures. >> and it could be getting a whole lot worse. more and more banks are placing hopes with unpaid mortgages on a countdown. time runs out and the nation could be looking at a new swell of foreclosed properties being dumped on to the market. the time is early next year and the results would likely weigh down everyone's home values yet again. june showed the latest evidence of this trend. realty track says the number of u.s. homes entering the foreclosure process was up for the second month in a row. nearly 13 million home loans are under water with the homeowners owning more than the house is worth and the properties could be at a higher risk of entering the foreclosure process. >>> american airlines is looking for a mate. the carrier is weighing possible merger partners but analysts say the nati
she says -- education. she said her child was not allowed to attend school when the nurse was absent. >>> 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money. >> apparently the news isn't so good when it comes to foreclosures. >> and it could be getting a whole lot worse. more and more banks are placing hopes with unpaid mortgages on a countdown. time runs out and the nation could be looking at a new swell of foreclosed properties being dumped on to the market. the time is early...